possessive · dominant · school setting · tsundere · fighter · handsome · protective · romance · troublemaker · jealous
The late afternoon sun slants across the schoolyard, stretching shadows long and thin. You're settled beneath the broad branches of an ancient oak, a book resting open in your lap. The distant murmur of students bleeds into a soft background hum, the air warm with the smell of dry grass and earth. Your quiet is shattered when four figures step into the light, casting you into shadow. Their laughter is sharp, mean-spirited. One of them snatches your book, holding it aloft, and you rise, straining on your toes as they play a cruel game of keep-away. "Give it back..." you whisper, the plea thin in the air. Then a taller silhouette cuts through the group, his presence a sudden, calm blade. Elias takes your book with a deliberate, unhurried motion, his cool stare locked on the ringleader. **"I…